Wall-bed weights.



H. A. JAVINS. WALL BED WEIGHTS, APPLICATION FILED MARA, 1911.

Patented 1111.23; 1912 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

HARRY A. JAVINS' COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPHVCOU WASHINGTON, D. (:1

H. A. JAVINS. WALL BED WEIGHTS. APPLICATION FILED 11111.4, 1911.

SHEETSSH.EET 2.

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31mm HARRY A-JAVUQS.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAY'H COUWASIUNGTON, 1:. c.

UNI E-n HARRY A. JAVINS, F oAKLAnn, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR To JAV NS-MQGEEHANT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, .Av

WALL-BED wE IGHTs.

; Application filed March 4,

The invention also contemplates novel means which can be added to; the counterbal ancing means to compensate for the addi tional weight of the bediincide'ntal. te the use of heavy bed clothes. 7

In the accompanying drawings a prei ferred and practical embodiment of the, 111:- vention has been shown wherein Figure 1 is a perspective viewof the improved bed shown open; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view showing the bed closed. 3 isa front view thereof. Fig. 4, isa planview of a holding plate used in. connection with the counterbalancing 'weights. Figi': 5 is an end view thereof. Fig. 6 is a detail. perspective view of one of thecounterfbale, ancing weights. I j

Referring to the acompanying drawings by numerals it will be seen'that the im proved bed has been shown as including an} upright, substantially rectangular i open front casing 7 but it will of course, be readily understood that the same may be an 'alcove of a room. The side members ofsaid casing have laterally proj ecting pivot. shafts" 8 extending from the lower portions 'loftlieir inner surfaces. r v

The side bars 9 of thebed have their forward portions pivotally mounted .on, the shafts 8 and said bars .9 are connected at their forward ends by the head bar lO, and at their rear ends by the foot bar lli The front corners of the bed are provided with the upwardly projecting lugs, '12 to which the head 18 is pivotally connected and the downwardly projecting lugs le to'which the front legs 15 are pivotally connected. The rear corners of the bed are similarly provided with upwardlypro'jecting lugs 16 to which the foot 17 is pivotally connected and Specificationof Letters Patent.

I I the do position desired relative to thefloor or wall.

CQRPCRATIQN OF CALIFORNIA,

PaeenmaJanQ2a1Q1. 1911. Serial No. 612,305. 7 w 1 I the rear legs '19 are, pivotally connected.

bed, the front andv reanlegs to be fOldedon-tO' T 1 the bottoin of the bed,="andtheentire bed to swingwnitheAshaftS-SKSQ that saidibed will beentirely within theica i 7 r t guide rods 21 arranged at each side portion j thereof A vertically arranged ;-plate '22 is pro'vided" witl1'two vertical rows ofjla'tenally .projectingpins 23and 2, 1, v th efpi'ns 013 each row beingv suitably spaced, and" the pins ,1

"lation to the pins-of the other row. jA plu-" rality of weights 241-? have end openingsn25' I throughjwhichthe guide rods 21 extend, 75.-

saidvvieights being, slidable on said rods.

, Cushion; washers26, preferably rubber, are .carrie,d'=by the rods 21fand interpOsed' be-- tween the-"weights 21 Therearvsurface of.

eachweight i s providedvwitha groove 27Q8o that eX-tendsthe entire width of said weight," andalso with a second groove 28 that is in extends from the lower edge of" the weight? to apoint fadjace'ntthe upper edgethereof', so that an abutment shoulder 29 is formedsatv the upper end of said groove 28; As will 1 i be clea'rgthe grooves 27 and 28 slidably en gage the pins 23 and 24 respectively,

plns

ment shoulder 29.

' The lowermost weighthas the flanged.;end g a link 83. The lower end 34aofsalidilinkai also bi furc'ated'and has a bracketear 351-that,

. projects from; the oenter'of the frontlbar .ofthe bed pivotally' fastened therein. )The weights 2 1 hang onth'e pins 23 through i the. medium of the ahutmen'ts 29 of the grooves-28 when the bed is within the ide s I be seen that the pivotal movement ofrthe bedocausesfits forward end to force'the push rod 30fupward, said rod obviously'lloyi nwardlyprojecting lugs .18 tofwhich, I

This structure'obviously perniits'the hea d r and 'foot; tohbe folded onto the top of they I Airectangular'frame 2O "1S centrally lo- 1 i cated' within the casing 7 and has vertical 65 tcentrally llocated'v ithin frame .20 andv is .J

of -one row being arrangedin staggered respaced parallel relation to groove 27jand limitingfthe downward movements po of the'weights 243' by contactwith tli e abut- V vVhen'itis desired to open thelbed, it wiil u carrying with it the lowermost weight 24 Further pivotal movement of the bed elevates the next to the lowest weight, this operation being continued until the bed is resting on the floor, at which time all weights will have been elevated. With this arrangement it will be clear that the force opposing the outward swing of the bed increases as the bed swings outward so that the bed will be gradually lowered to the floor. To return the bed to the casing 7 it will be seen that the pivotal movement of the bed lowers the bracket ear 85 and all of the weights 24* are pushing down on the rod 30. The pressure of the weights on the rod continues until the bed is within the casing 7, at which time all of the weights except the lower one are suspended on the pins 23. The weights 24 are'such that they exactly counterbalance the bed without heavy bedding, and to compensate for the additional weight of such bedding, auxiliary weights :36 are slidable on the rods 21 above the weights 2%. The auxiliary weights 36 are smaller than the weights 2% and may be locked against movements on the rods 21 when their use is not desired by means of the thumb screws 37.

What I claim as my invention, is

1. A folding bed comprising a casing,

a weight frame therein, guide rods in said frame, a plate in said frame between said rod, vertical rows of laterally projecting pins carried by said plate, weights slidable on said rods and provided with rear grooves into which said pins project, one groove of each weight being provided with an abutment for limiting the movements of the weights in one direction, a rod fastened to the lowermost weight and slidable through said frame, a bed pivotally connected to said casing, a bracket ear carried by said bed, and a link connection between said ear and said weight rod '2.'A folding bed comprising a casing,

guide rods therein, bed counterbalancing weights slidable on said rods, means for controlling said weights to regulate their counterbalancing actions, a bed pivotally mounted in said casing, auxiliary weights slidable on said rods for use in counterbalancing extra weight on the bed, and means for looking said auxiliary weights to said rods.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY A. J AVIN S.

WVitnesses H. C. SoHRoEDER, F. P. SCHROEDER.

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Washington, D. C. 

